ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ ۗ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَرِيبٌ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- It is Allāh who has sent down the Book in truth and [also] the balance [i.e., justice]. And what will make you perceive? Perhaps the Hour is near.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அல்லாஹ்தான் இந்த வேதத்தையும் நீதியையும் உண்மையையும் கொண்டு இறக்கி அருளினான்; இன்னும் (நபியே! தீர்ப்புக்குரிய) அவ்வேளை சமீபமாக இருக்கிறது என்பதை நீர் அறிவீரா?
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- සත්යයෙන් යුතුව ධර්ම ග්රන්ථය හා (ෂරීආව නම්) තුලාව පහළ කළේ අල්ලාහ් ය. අවසන් හෝරාව සමීපයෙන් විය හැකි යැයි නුඹව දැනුවත් කරනුයේ කුමක් ද?
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اللہ تعالیٰ نے حق کے ساتھ کتاب نازل فرمائی ہے اور ترازو بھی (اتاری ہے) اور آپ کو کیا خبر شاید قیامت قریب ہی ہو.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- アッラーこそは，真理の啓典と秤を下された方である。その「時」が近いということを，あなたがたに理解させるものは何であろうか。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 真主降示包含真理的经典，并降示公平。你怎么能知道呢？复活时或许是临近的。
Tafsir of 42:17
A Warning to Those Who dispute concerning Matters of Religion Here Allah warns those who try to hinder those who believe in Allah, from following His path. وَالَّذِينَ يُحَآجُّونَ فِى اللَّهِ مِن بَعْدِ مَا اسَتُجِيبَ لَهُ (And those who dispute concerning Allah, after it has been accepted,) means, those who dispute with the believers who have responded to Allah and His Messenger, and try to stop them from following the path of guidance. حُجَّتُهُمْ دَاحِضَةٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ (no use is their dispute before their Lord) means, it is futile before Allah. وَعَلَيْهِمْ غَضَبٌ (and on them is wrath,) means, from Him. وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ (and for them will be a severe torment.) means, on the Day of Resurrection. Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, and Mujahid said, "They disputed with the believers after they responded to Allah and His Messenger, and tried to prevent them from following the path of guidance, hoping that they would return to Jahiliyyah." Qatadah said, "These were the Jews and Christians who said to them, `Our religion is better than your religion, our Prophet came before your Prophet, and we are better than you and closer to Allah than you.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
